Circuit Rules

1. The Circuit consists of 3 salons and entry is open to photo friends spread all over the world. It will be organized under the approved rules of PSA as well as FIAP. All acceptances will count for FIAP, PSA, and for inclusion in PSA Star Rating and "Who’s Who".
ALL Images must be the original work of the entrant. If two or more similar images are entered by the same author, the first one getting the acceptance score will be considered for acceptance or award, the other images will not be considered.

2. The exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization, or its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to exhibition rules and conditions.

3. An entrant's four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging

4. Sections: (A) Open Monochrome (B) Open Color (C) Nature and (D) Photo Travel. All are digital Sections. An author may submit a maximum of 4 images in each section i.e 16 total images for 4 sections. Images for each section should be uploaded via www.prismcircuit.in website.

6. Permission to reproduce images in the catalogue or for publicity is assumed unless otherwise denied by the author. Each entrant will receive free of charge a best quality digital WEB catalogue of all awarded and
few accepted works.

7. All Acceptances are eligible for statistics applicable to FIAP, PSA and FIP.

8. The decision of the Panel of selectors is final and binding, no appeal will be entertained.

10. Submission of Entries to the Circuit implies acceptance of the above rules & regulations.

11. All Foreign participants must submit their entries through online submission procedure in
our website. Entry fees have to be sent online through the PAYPAL :
salonfee@yahoo.in the link of which has been also given in our website (www.prismcircuit.in).
However Indian entrants should send their Entry Fees by Bank transfer, Cheque or DDin favour of:Rabi Shankar Patra, The bank details are given below for online transfer.

Please be noted that the relevant documents of online transfer must be mailed to us for the
Database updation on an urgent basis.

12. Participants are requested to send their entries, Entry Fee etc. well in advance.
Late entries will not be entertained and the Entry Fee will be retained. If the entry fee is not received within the closing date, Entries may not be considered for selection.

13. Please read the above regulations carefully and try to avoid unnecessary correspondences. Still for further queries, if, any, contact us at
prism.circuit@yahoo.in

14. With the sole act of submitting his/her images or files to a salon under FIAP Patronage, the entrant accepts without exception and
with no objection that the submitted images can be investigated by FIAP to establish if these obey to FIAP regulations and definitions even if
the entrant is not a member of FIAP; that FIAP will use any means at its disposal for this undertaking; that any refusal to cooperate with FIAP
or any refusal to submit the original files as captured by the camera, or failure to provide sufficient evidence, will be sanctioned by FIAP
and that in case of sanctions following the non compliance with FIAP regulations, the name of the entrant will be released in any form useful
to inform the breaches of the rules. It is recommended to leave the EXIF data in the submitted files intact in order to ease eventual
investigations.

15. BREACH OF CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

If the exhibition determines before, during, or after the judging that an entrant has submitted entries where one or more images fail to
comply with these Conditions of Entry, including the stated definitions, the exhibition reserves the right and discretion to delete the entry
from the exhibition and void any or all acceptances or awards. Fees may be forfeited in these circumstances. In order to ensure that images
comply with the Conditions of Entry and definitions, the exhibition may carry out checks on the images to make sure that:
a) the images are the original work of the entrant and
b) the images comply with the rules and definitions as set out in these Conditions of Entry.
This may involve asking the entrant to provide originally captured image(s), with EXIF data intact, by a set deadline. The questioned image(s) of
any entrant failing to comply with such a request for the original image(s) may be considered in breach of these Conditions of Entry, and declined.
Such entries may be referred to PSA for further investigation of possible ethics violations. PSA retains the right to investigate in any way all
complaints / suspicions of breaches of entry conditions, impose sanctions if deemed necessary, include the entrant’s name on the list of sanctions
provided to Exhibitions, and share such investigations with FIAP. Entrants automatically agree to these terms by the act of entering the Exhibition

A black and white work fitting from the very dark grey (black) to the very clear
grey (white) is a monochrome work with the various shades of grey. A black and
white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain a monochrome work able
to stand in the black and white category; such a work can be reproduced in black
and white in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage. On the other hand a
black and white work modified by a partial toning or by the addition of one
colour becomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category; such
a work requires colour reproduction in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP
Patronage.

PSA MONOCHROME

A monochrome image is defined as having varying shades of no more than one color
(various shades of that color from very light to very dark) but it may be any single color. Multi-toned
images (various shades of two or more colors) and greyscale images with added an accent color are not acceptable
in Monochrome Class sections and must be entered in Color Class sections.

PSA PHOTO TRAVEL

A Photo Travel image expresses the characteristic features or culture of a land as they are found naturally.
There are no geographic limitations. Images from events or activities arranged specifically for photography,
or of subjects directed or hired for photography are not appropriate. Close up pictures of people or objects must
include features that provide information about the environment. Techniques that add, relocate, replace or
remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. The only allowable adjustments
are removal of dust or digital noise, restoration of the appearance of the original scene, and complete conversion
to greyscale monochrome. Other derivations, including infrared, are not permitted. All allowed adjustments
must appear natural.

PSA and FIAP Nature Definition

Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches ofnatural history,
except anthropology and archeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed
person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation. The story
telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaininghigh
technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elementsare integral
parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adaptedto an environment
modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depictingnatural forces, like hurricanes
or tidal waves. Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars onwild animals are permissible. Photographs
of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants,feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are
ineligible, as is any form ofmanipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement. No techniques
that add,relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted. Techniques thatenhance
the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorialcontent, or without altering
the content of the original scene, are permitted including HDR, focusstacking and dodging/burning. Techniques that
remove elements added by the camera, such asdust spots, digital noise, and film scratches, are allowed. Stitched
images are not permitted. Allowed adjustments must appear natural. Color images can be converted to grayscale,
monochrome. Infrared images, either direct captures or derivations, are not allowed.

Images entered in Nature sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above can havelandscapes,
geologic formations, weather phenomena, and extant organisms as the primarysubject matter. This includes
images taken with the subjects in controlled conditions, such as zoos, game farms, botanical gardens, aquariums
and any enclosure where the subjects are totally dependent on man for food.